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Balligavi, Karnataka · 14.3939°, 75.2439°
A soapstone temple of the late eleventh century with inscribed additions by the Hoysalas down to 1131, holding lingas in two shrines and a Vishnu image in the third. Balligavi was a leading Western Chalukya town and a centre of the Kalamukha Shaiva order; the temple is now a monument of national importance.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Some inscriptions at the site connect the temple with the legend of the demon Bali.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Later Chalukya / Hoysala
Answers only from cited records
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